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Palagiano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Taranto, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Corso Lenne 1, Palagiano.

Palagiano, citrus groves on the Ionian plain

Citrus groves and vineyards cover most of the land around Palagiano. This is the plain west of Taranto, in the part of the province that slopes down to the Ionian Sea and looks towards Basilicata, and the area falls within the zone of the protected Gulf of Taranto clementines. The town is a farming centre, set a little inland, with the coast a few kilometres away.

Buyers will mostly find houses in town, often two or three-storey buildings put up by families over the decades, plus country houses among the orchards. With buildings that grew in stages, it is wise to have a surveyor (geometra) check that what you see matches the building permits and the floor plan held at the land registry. Taranto is the city people use for hospital care and offices, while the beach is a few minutes' drive.

The population is almost stable: 15,724 residents in 2023, down 2.0% since 2011. It is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 44.4 against 46.5 and over-65s at 22.5% against 25.1%. Households have 2.49 people on average and foreign nationals make up 5.4%. Among the 29 municipalities of the province, Palagiano ranks 8 by population. Declared incomes are below the provincial average; on the other hand the climate is mild, with short winters (climate zone C).

Palagiano is in seismic zone 3 in the classification of the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.146 g, is high for that class. In the province of Taranto, 10 municipalities share the same zone. For reinforced concrete buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, ask for the design date and whether any structural checks have been made.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. On the plain, the channels and streams running down to the Ionian can overflow after heavy rain, so flood checks are made for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Farming town among citrus groves, on the plain west of Taranto.
  • Average age 44.4, younger than the province (46.5).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.146 g.
  • Houses built in stages: check permits and land registry plans.

Overview

Palagiano is a municipality in the province of Taranto, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 15,724 residents, ranked 8 of 29 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palagiano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 10 of 29 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.146 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palagiano declared an average taxable income of 18,238 euros, below the provincial average (20,557 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palagiano is in climate zone C, with 1,162 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 39 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palagiano has 9 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.8% of the land in Palagiano, compared with 9.6% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Palagiano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Palagiano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palagiano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Palagiano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 38 inhabited census areas in Palagiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 2.8%
  • good 96.5%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 073021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.